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Master of Library and Information Science / Master of Arts in History Dual Degree

Interest in public history, genealogy, historic preservation, and archives and museum administration creates a demand for professionals with expertise in both historical research and information management.

The dual MLIS–M.A. in history program requires completion of a minimum of 53 credit hours of graduate course work. Students must apply for admission to the master’s programs of both the Department of Library and Information Science at SoIC, and the Department of History, School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, within the first academic year and meet the admission criteria established for each. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

MLIS Requirements (30 cr.)

• Archives Management Specialization

  Foundation Courses (6 cr.)

  • LIS-S 500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession
  • LIS-S 503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information

  Specialization Core (15 cr.)

  • LIS-S 581 Archives and Records Management
  • LIS-S 584 Archival Arrangement and Description
  • LIS-S 585 Archival Appraisal and Management
  • LIS-S 582 Digital Preservation
  • LIS-S 586 Archival Intelligence

  Electives (9 cr.)

  Select any 3 LIS courses. Examples:

  • LIS-S 583 Data Curation and Management
  • LIS-S 685 Electronic Records Management
  • LIS-S 686 Web Archiving and Preservation
  • LIS-S 623 Genealogy and Local History
  • LIS-S 651 Digital Collections
  • LIS-S 683 Reference Sources for Rare Books
  • LIS-S 605 Internship in Library and Information Science

• Digital Curation Specialization

  Foundation Courses (9 cr.)

  • LIS-S 500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession
  • LIS-S 503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information
  • LIS-S 581 Archives and Records Management

  Metadata Requirement (3 cr.)

  Select at least one.

  • LIS-S 634 Metadata
  • LIS-S 584 Archival Arrangement and Description

  Technical Requirement (3 cr.)

  Select at least one.

  • LIS-S 511 Database Design
  • LIS-S 512 Information Structures for the Web
  • LIS-S 517 Web Programming

  Specialization Core (12 cr.)

  • LIS-S 582 Digital Preservation
  • LIS-S 583 Data Curation and Management
  • LIS-S 555 Digital Services Management
  • LIS-S 651 Digital Collections

  Electives (3 cr., if needed)

  Any LIS courses.

  • LIS-S 541 Information Policy
  • LIS-S 686 Web Archiving and Preservation
  • LIS-S 685 Electronic Records Management
  • LIS-S 591 Grant Writing

• Generalist (no specialization)

  Foundation Courses (21 cr.)

  • LIS-S 500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession
  • LIS-S 501 Information Sources and Services
  • LIS-S 502 Acquisitions and Management of Knowledge and Information
  • LIS-S 503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information
  • LIS-S 551 Library Management or LIS-S 552 Academic Library Management
  • LIS-S 505 Evaluation of Information Sources and Services or LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research
  • LIS-S 581 Archives and Records Management

  Electives (9 cr.)

  Any LIS courses.

Master of Arts in History Requirements

For the dual degree, a minimum of 23 credit hours is required in the Department of History for the Master of Arts in History. At the current time, the History degree is not available online. History courses are offered only in person on the IUPUI campus.